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<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">This weekend the </span><a href="http://www.miamisci.org/" style="line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> in Coconut Grove will be hosting its last Scientist Sunday at its current location before moving to its new home in downtown Miami next year.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The events are held on the first Sunday of each month and feature scientists who are doing research in the community through the museum's Science Communication Fellows Program.</span></p>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:46:00 +0000Marva Hinton53983 at http://wlrn.orgFellows Program At Frost Museum Of Science Attracts WomenSouth Florida Students Make Their Robots Competehttp://wlrn.org/post/south-florida-students-make-their-robots-compete
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">This past weekend 51 student teams from high schools across Florida and the country competed in the South Florida FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">To the left of the convention center are tents lined up and full of students trying to get their robots ready for competition, each robot wearing its team shirt as well as some capes, masks and wigs. All in the name of team spirit.</span></p>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:10:36 +0000Lisann Ramos46357 at http://wlrn.orgSouth Florida Students Make Their Robots CompeteAmateur Radio Club Connects Miami Students With Space Stationhttp://wlrn.org/post/amateur-radio-club-connects-miami-students-space-station
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">At first, the kids in the auditorium at Richmond Heights Middle School weren’t sure a they'd hear a voice above the ear-burning static.</span></p><p>Dade Radio Club of Miami president Miguel Garate kept signaling the space station. &nbsp;</p><p>“NA1SS, NA1SS, this is Richmond Heights. Over,” Garate said repeatedly, trying to hail the space station.</p><p>They had just minutes before astronaut Samantha Cristoferretti would be out of range.</p><p>A voice cut through the white noise.</p>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:33:14 +0000John O'Connor44041 at http://wlrn.orgAmateur Radio Club Connects Miami Students With Space StationOcean Researcher Tells Students Education Is The Key To Their Dreamshttp://wlrn.org/post/ocean-researcher-tells-students-education-key-their-dreams
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Evan </span>Forde<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> struggled in school while growing up in Miami-Dade. He got poor grades even though his parents were educators.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Now, he’s one of the few African American oceanographers in the country.</span></p>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:40:14 +0000Lisann Ramos & Pattrik Simmons39114 at http://wlrn.orgOcean Researcher Tells Students Education Is The Key To Their DreamsFAU Students Hope Robot Boat Will Conquer The Worldhttp://wlrn.org/post/fau-students-hope-robot-boat-will-conquer-world
<p>On the Intracoastal Waterway near Dania Beach, Ivan Bertaska&nbsp;is getting ready to captain his vessel.</p>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:45:00 +0000John O'Connor37897 at http://wlrn.orgFAU Students Hope Robot Boat Will Conquer The WorldNew Food Truck, New Magnet For South Florida Students Kicking Off The New School Yearhttp://wlrn.org/post/new-food-truck-new-magnet-south-florida-students-kicking-new-school-year
<p>South Florida districts raised the curtain on a new school year Monday.</p><p>And that meant showing off two new programs in Miami-Dade schools: a new food truck and the&nbsp;<a href="http://itechmagnet.org/" target="_blank"><strong>iTech</strong>&nbsp;magnet program</a>&nbsp;at Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, which was formerly Little Haiti's Edison Middle.</p><p>Miami-Dade is finishing a billion-dollar renovation of schools, and the food truck will serve meals at campuses when the cafeterias are closed.</p>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:16:12 +0000John O'Connor37327 at http://wlrn.orgNew Food Truck, New Magnet For South Florida Students Kicking Off The New School YearFlorida's Newest University Will Try To Bring MIT Culture Herehttp://wlrn.org/post/floridas-newest-university-will-try-bring-mit-culture-here
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">This coming Saturday marks the grand opening for Florida's </span>12th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> state university. Florida Polytechnic University in Polk County will offer tuition-free education focused on science, technology, engineering and math -- STEM -- to its inaugural class of about 550 students. They'll start on August </span>25<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 03:36:32 +0000John O'Connor36878 at http://wlrn.orgFlorida's Newest University Will Try To Bring MIT Culture HereWhy Taking More Breaks Can Help Students Get More Donehttp://wlrn.org/post/why-taking-more-breaks-can-help-students-get-more-done
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CT70iCaG0Gs" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Set a goal. Work hard. Then, take a short break to recharge.</p>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:54:58 +0000John O'Connor36672 at http://wlrn.orgWhy Taking More Breaks Can Help Students Get More DoneGov. Rick Scott Wants Job Training, Teacher Internships To Develop STEM Workershttp://wlrn.org/post/gov-rick-scott-wants-job-training-teacher-internships-develop-stem-workers
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Gov. Rick Scott spent Monday touring high-tech South Florida companies looking to hire.</span></p><p>He wants to make sure firms like Boca Raton's Modernizing Medicine, which designs electronic medical record systems, have workers ready.</p><p>“I’ve got kids and even... grandkids – the jobs of the future are going to be science, technology, engineering and math-related," said Scott, a Republican. "So we need to do workforce training in those areas.”</p>Mon, 21 Jul 2014 22:19:56 +0000John O'Connor35921 at http://wlrn.orgGov. Rick Scott Wants Job Training, Teacher Internships To Develop STEM WorkersHow A Library Program Is Helping A Miami Gardens Teen Become A Neuroscientisthttp://wlrn.org/post/how-library-program-helping-miami-gardens-teen-become-neuroscientist
<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Over the past few months, we've been covering the efforts of Miami-Dade library supporters to keep libraries fully funded. Advocates say libraries are more than just books -- they're major learning centers. One popular library program is <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/youmediamiami" target="_blank">YouMedia Miami </a></strong>where teenagers learn about technologies like coding, graphic design and music production.</span></p>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:44:35 +0000Marva Hinton35728 at http://wlrn.orgHow A Library Program Is Helping A Miami Gardens Teen Become A Neuroscientist